New HAAS livery

Poiseuille · 03-19-2021, 02:07 PM

so how does everyone feel about Gene Haas agreeing to wrap his cars in Russian Flag livery?

and no yco, this isn't a meme==>
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Poiseuille · 03-19-2021, 02:08 PM

i suppose it is better than Battleship Grey...

yco · 03-19-2021, 03:42 PM

when you need to wrap a flag on the car to run a team...

Navwick · 03-19-2021, 03:47 PM

So much for being America’s team. Canadians are cool, maybe I can be a fan of ... Aston Martin?

Mtxzptlk · 03-19-2021, 04:46 PM

Barring the russian flag colors, the livery is actually good and works well with the HAAS logo.

Gotta admit, there's something awkward being an 'American' team with a Russian oligarch as a sponsor given the current political climate.

ToddBlack88 · 03-19-2021, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Navwick

So much for being America’s team. Canadians are cool, maybe I can be a fan of ... Aston Martin?

Yeah we are

Tommysalami · 03-19-2021, 05:21 PM

Same reason Mazepin's still on the team. It's all $$$$$$$$

Navwick · 03-19-2021, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Tommysalami

Same reason Mazepin's still on the team. It's all $$$$$$$$

They are making it hard to be a fan. But they will probably be Russian owned next year anyway.

///M Power-Belgium · 03-19-2021, 08:05 PM

It's a Comrade car !

Chihuahua · 03-19-2021, 08:22 PM

Russian machine never breaks.

M5Rick · 03-20-2021, 04:51 AM

I like the colour scheme, easy graphics I think the sponsors are trying to paint a happy go lucky image with the recent bad publicity in olympic games.

Poiseuille · 03-20-2021, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

I like the colour scheme, easy graphics I think the sponsors are trying to paint a happy go lucky image with the recent bad publicity in olympic games.

if HAAS show up at COTA looking like that Ferrari will protest them for illegal use of camouflage...
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///M Power-Belgium · 03-20-2021, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Chihuahua

Russian machine never breaks.

Sputnik ?

NickyC · 03-22-2021, 09:56 PM

It'll look good bringing up the rear.

fiveohwblow · 03-22-2021, 10:23 PM

Atrocity.

minn19 · 03-22-2021, 10:28 PM

Doesn’t look good, but I get the reality of their situation. Like someone else said above, soon the Russian guy will pull a Stroll and buy the team.

SenorFunkyPants · 03-23-2021, 06:13 AM

The team had to take a rookie German and a rookie Russian driver to get sponsorship to survive.
Not keen on flag patriotism in F1 but if its that or quit....then I guess it will have to be ok.

Ronan703 · 03-23-2021, 06:43 AM

Red, white and blue is such a tacky color scheme IMO... Pass from me.

M5Rick · 03-23-2021, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Ronan703

Red, white and blue is such a tacky color scheme IMO... Pass from me.

What? Red White and Crue sorry Blue are the colours of GB also.

Ronan703 · 03-23-2021, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

What? Red White and Crue sorry Blue are the colours of GB also.

Just a visual thing for me, nothing to do with patriotism! Doesn't make me Dr. Feelgood.

243Racing · 03-23-2021, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Ronan703

Just a visual thing for me, nothing to do with patriotism! Doesn't make me Dr. Feelgood.

If Haas has a problem with our distaste for this livery, let's hope they Don't go away mad, they Just go away

David70 · 03-25-2021, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Navwick

They are making it hard to be a fan. But they will probably be Russian owned next year anyway.

This is my guess, tell Russian daddy that his boy can drive this year and as part of it he buys the team next year. Go ahead and put your flag on it.

Most of the teams make a lot more sense as a billionaires hobby than an actual business and I think Haas has fully realized he is in a sport where he has close to zero chance of ever winning regardless of how well it is managed or the drivers he gets.

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Navwick New Member 15 Rep 13 Posts Drives: ‘18 M2, ‘19 M4 Comp Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	So much for being America’s team. Canadians are cool, maybe I can be a fan of ... Aston Martin?
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Mtxzptlk Driving Dog 896 Rep 1,223 Posts Drives: 635/1815, X3M Comp Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: That somewhere over the rainbow iTrader: (10)	Barring the russian flag colors, the livery is actually good and works well with the HAAS logo. Gotta admit, there's something awkward being an 'American' team with a Russian oligarch as a sponsor given the current political climate.
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M5Rick General 68459 Rep 22,054 Posts Drives: M5 F10 DCT Gunmetal Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: GB iTrader: (0)	I like the colour scheme, easy graphics I think the sponsors are trying to paint a happy go lucky image with the recent bad publicity in olympic games.
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minn19 Lieutenant General 14686 Rep 10,347 Posts Drives: 24 6MT M2, 25 X5 M60, 24 Truk Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Minnesota iTrader: (0)	Doesn’t look good, but I get the reality of their situation. Like someone else said above, soon the Russian guy will pull a Stroll and buy the team.
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SenorFunkyPants Brigadier General 2516 Rep 4,381 Posts Drives: 2019 M5 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	The team had to take a rookie German and a rookie Russian driver to get sponsorship to survive. Not keen on flag patriotism in F1 but if its that or quit....then I guess it will have to be ok.
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03-23-2021, 06:43 AM	#18
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